What are some of the thoughts you have when you are in the process of developing musical ideas?

Do you question each idea you have and discard it away?

Do you hold on tight to your ideas and are afraid that you won’t have any ‘good’ ideas at all?

You can look at songwriting in two ways. Firstly, the glass half approach where you believe that you will run out of great ideas so you will never write anything good. Or you can view it by the second approach , which is believing that there is always an abundance of ideas swimming in your subconscious waiting for you to tap into.

Believing that there are ample opportunities for you to compose is always around you. It could be for your parents, friends, children…weddings, parties…for yourself..

There is also, always an abundance of time. It could be for only 5 mins at a time. 5 minutes is better than no minutes, and there is always 5 minutes waiting for you if you choose to take the time.

Everything you need is already here, if you look for it, opportunities are waiting to be taken.

So change your thinking. Next time you doubt that your contribution to the world is useless, believe that your ideas are a wonderful contribution to those around you.